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New Zealand left lagging in manufacturing support says WPMA

05 March 2021
New Zealand manufacturers are being left behind as other countries build up support for their manufacturing industries through COVID-19 and beyond, says the New Zealand Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA). Source: Timberbiz A new report released this week by the WPMA
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Big River joins final link in Pacific Highway upgrade

05 March 2021
Woolgoolga to Ballina was the final link in the Pacific Highway to be upgraded to four lanes and is now open to traffic. The Pacific Highway Upgrade project includes advancing the highway to motorway over its 155-kilometre length, nine interchanges, more than 170 bridges and in excess
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Timber NSW still standing and growing

05 March 2021
Timber NSW is becoming increasingly frustrated by reports that it is closing down to make way for a new entity being set up by Australian Forests Products Association. Timber NSW general manager Maree McCaskill she has received calls from members, people from other member associations
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Labor too close to the Greens so it fails to protect workers

05 March 2021
Tasmania’s Labor Opposition and Victoria’s Labor Government have been accused of failing to act to protect workers. “They talk about supporting workers, but are unwilling to actually do anything,” Tasmanian Resources Minister Guy Barnett said. Source: Timberbiz “If Labor really care a
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Opinion: Peter Rutherford – Safer Together policy is a PR slogan to die for

05 March 2021
The Victorian Bushfire “Safer Together” and “Risk Based Approach to Bushfire Mitigation Places Rural Communities in the Firing Line. The disastrous 2009 bushfires in Victoria, cost 173 human lives, burnt over 2,000 homes and caused immeasurable environmental damage a
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Friday analysis: Turning a blind eye to a work safe environment

05 March 2021
Everyone who works in Australia – actually anywhere – should have the right to expect to work in a safe environment free of risk of injury or harm – physical and/or mental. That unalienable right is even enshrined in legislation across the country. But that legislation is challenged o
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International Paper $500k for academic research grants

03 March 2021
The role of academic research in forestry is essential to ensuring the sustainability of forests. Advancements in research can help land owners make sustainable forest management decisions; it plays an increasingly important role in how forest land owners manage their land, both as a
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TreeCard Mastercard benefits reforestation due out soon

03 March 2021
TreeCard, the provider of a wooden Mastercard debit card that channels profits from merchant surcharges into reforestation programs, has raised US$5.1 million in a funding round led by EQT Ventures. Source: Timberbiz The round also included participation from Seedcamp and Episode 1, a
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JD six-wheel bogie skidder a woodland warrior

03 March 2021
John Deere has a new six–wheel 768L–II Bogie Skidder, a woodland warrior designed to conquer wet conditions and steep slope terrain. Incorporating the proven, durable features found on the John Deere L–II Skidder line up, the new 768L–II maximizes productivity, performance, and comfor
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President Biden to protect US forests but how remains the question

03 March 2021
President Joe Biden signed an executive order setting a goal of protecting 30% of all US lands and waters by 2030. What does “30×30” mean, and what does it “protect” these lands and waters from? Source: Forest2Market According to the Natural Resource Defense Council, 30×30 is intended
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